Items 1, 2, and 3 in Table 1 above are to garner respondents’ perceptions towards using project based learning in
general. Majority of the respondents stated they prefer to work collaboratively as project based learning requires
respondents to work in groups and promotes team building whereby 6.8% chose to answer “Strongly disagree” and
“disagree” to the statement “Doing this project work in a group was better than working alone”(A1). Bell (2010)
stresses that when students worked collaboratively, there is an expectation that each student will contribute to the
project equally. The group dynamic creates an interdependent team in which students must do their part. Hence, peer
pressure contributes to the accomplishment of ongoing group tasks throughout the learning process and the
culmination of a successful final product.
Students learn accountability through continuous goal setting in PjBL, as well as meeting expectations of their
peers. In response to whether PjBl provides opportunities to acquire new information or knowledge from their peers
(A2), 81.9% indicated that they benefit from the input of other group members in completing their project work.
Students respect and acknowledge the information contributed by their peers. This further motivates them to share
what they have gathered with their peers. As students undergo this project, they must brainstorm ideas and act as
good listeners to their group members. They negotiated, listened, and welcomed other group members’ ideas.
Students also self-evaluate their own contributions, efforts, motivations, interests, and productivity levels. Students
become critical friends by giving constructive feedback to each other, which helps them become aware of their own
strengths and weaknesses. When asked about duration taken in completing the project work (A3), 27.5% agreed that
doing the project work is not time consuming while 34.4% answered otherwise.